8.06 Southern Comfort
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| Title | Southern Comfort |
| Episode # | Season 8, Episode 6 |
| First aired | November 7, 2012 |
| Directed by | Tim Andrew |
| Written by | Adam Glass |
| On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372414/ |
| Outline | With still no trace of Kevin, Sam and Dean investigate a decapitation only to find Garth is already on the case. |
| Monster | Spectre |
| Timeline | |
| Location(s) | Kearney, Missouri |
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Contents
Synopsis
Dean's attention is caught by what appears to be a case of temporary insanity in Kearney, Missouri. Sam is incredulous: Dean hasn't spoken to him since introducing Benny and now he wants to go on a hunt. Sam wants to know why Benny is still alive since Dean doesn't need him to escape Purgatory anymore, and Dean tells Sam that Benny, although a vampire, is his friend. Sam asks why his friend Amy Pond had to die, and Dean admits that he's changed: he agreed to let the pureblood werewolf Kate go. Sam reminds Dean that she hadn't killed anyone, and then intuits that Benny said he wasn't drinking live blood. Dean confirms it and says he believes him, but if Benny slips up and another hunter kills him, that's fine. Sam still isn't happy, but agrees to check out the case in Missouri.
As they arrive at the scene, Sam remarks that the case is thin. A woman named Mary Lew went crazy and killed her husband, Chester Lew. Dean insists that it's their kind of thing--the man was practically decapitated--and when they get out of the Impala they find another hunter already there: Garth. Garth is posing as a Texas ranger and wearing a cowboy hat. He sees Sam and Dean and gives them both a hug, saying that he missed them. Then his cell phone rings, and a row of different cell phones can be seen in the inner pockets of his jacket when he goes to answer it. On the call, Garth gives advice to another hunter on how to kill a revenant. Afterwards, Sam asks him if he's the new Bobby, and he answers that he is. After Bobby died and Sam and Dean disappeared, Garth stepped in. Dean is upset, but Garth says they can talk about it later. He introduces the brothers to Scott Lew, Mary and Chester's son, but Scott is unhelpful. He tells them that his parents were high school sweethearts and he doesn't know why Mary snapped. She's being checked at the hospital now.
Sam can't find any EMF or sulfur at the scene. Garth reminds him that EMF can fade and any other evidence could have been contaminated. As they talk, Garth steps in something sticky. Sam thinks it might be green ectoplasm, and Garth, after taking a quick taste, confirms it. He then gets a call from the coroner, who tells him that the word "Alcott" was carved into Chester's chest - apparently by Mary's fingernails.
They question Mary at the hospital, and she tells them that she was at the store and then she lost time. She remembers being full of rage, but not much else about the attack. They ask her about "Alcott" and learn she was the woman Chester took to their senior prom after a fight he and Mary had, but that was more than 30 years ago.
Before they question Sara Alcott Brown, they stop for lunch. Garth asks Dean where he's been for the last year, and Dean tells him that he was in Purgatory. He asks him how he got out, but Dean changes the subject. They learn that Garth was a dentist before he became a hunter, and that his first kill was the tooth fairy.
Meanwhile, Scott stops to get coffee on his way to see Mary at the hospital. He grabs some cash from her purse and heads into a market, where he runs into an old friend named Jeff who gives him condolences and offers his help. Scott mentions some money that Jeff owes him and, green ectoplasm leaking from his ear, splashes him with hot coffee and then kills him with a nearby shovel. After the attack, Scott sees himself in a mirror, the visage of an old Civil War soldier flickering over his own reflection.
Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Garth Fitzgerald IV
- Amelia Richardson
- Mary Lew
- Chester Lew
- Scott Lew
- Sara Alcott Brown
- Officer Karl Henry
- Deputy Doug
- Vance Collins
Definitions
Music
Fell On Black Days by Soundgarden (Plays during the penny montage; also played in 2.05 Simon Said)
The ringtones on Garth's phones were:
- Jump by Kriss Kross
- Wild Wild West by Kool Moe Dee
- Hammer Time by M.C. Hammer
Quotes
Sam: What do you want me to say? That I've made mistkaes? I've made mistakes, Dean.
Garth: That's not Dean, Sam.
Dean: Mistakes? Well, let's go through some of Sammy's greatest hits. Drinking demon blood? Check. Being in cahoots with Ruby? Not telling me that you lost your soul? Or how about running around with Samuel for a whole year, letting me think that you were dead while you were doing all kinds of crazy? Those aren't mistakes, Sam. Those are choices!
Sam: Alright, you said. We've both played a little fast and loose.
Sam: About last night?
Trivia & References
Garth: Like the Purgatory Purgatory?
Dean: No, the one in Miami.
Garth: Man, that's balls.
Dean: That's not how you say "balls."
There is actually a gay and lesbian bar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida called Purgatory.
Balls was one of Bobby's favorite expressions of frustration. Garth also (mis)uses Idjit, another catchphrase of Bobby's.Natural Born Killers was a 1994 Oliver Stone movie about two spree killers. Oedipus Complex refers to a Freduian construct that posits that children desire their mother and wish to kill their father.
Casper The Friendly Ghost is a cartoon ghost created in the 1930s.
A Sega Genesis is a video game console.
